Headline: Minnesotan Travelled in Spain

There is nothing equal to world travel, to inspire my interest in food again. Ten days in Spain, cooking lessons from the best of home chefs, and lovely meals with new friends... it was all very eventful and memorable for me. First, gazpacho. In Spain, I met at least 5 really good cooks. I tasted gazpacho from 3 of them. I don't know what was their secret, but it was so much better than the gazpacho I make at home. Do you have to be a Spaniard to make really good gazpacho? Quiza. It's the same recipe! What is it that makes the gazpacho in Spain taste so wonderful that a shot glass full of it as a tapa is enough to satisfy? I investigated. And, I came up with the only possible answer: the vinegar. It must be the specific type of vinegar that makes that concoction irresistible. I asked; they said, "Wine vinegar." Alas.